Holdback-hook



(No Model.)

W Gr MAUK HOLDBAGK HOOK.

Patented Nov. 28, 1893.

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WILLIAM G. MAUK, OF BASIL, OHIO.

HOLDBACK-HOOK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 509,747, dated November 28, 1893.

Application iiled May 6, 1893- Serial No. 473,243. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM G. MAUK, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Basil, in the county of Fairfield and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in I-Ioldback-Hooks for Carriage- Shafts; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in hold back hooks for carriage shafts to which the breeching of the harness is connected, the object being to provide an improved device of this cliaracterin which the breechin g can be easily engaged therewith and securely held in place, and disengaged when desired,and in which in case of breakage of the Whittle-tree, the breeching will be automatically disconnected by the movement of the draft animal.

The invention consists in the novel construction and combination of parts hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure l is a side view of a portion ot' a carriage shaft showing my improvement applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional View of the hook detached. Fig. 3 is a cross section on the line w, Fig. 2. Figli is an elevation of the spring stud detached.

In the said drawings the reference numeral l designates the shaft, to the under side of which intermediate its ends is secured the hold back hook, consisting of a metal plate 2, provided with a series of holes 3, for the passage of screws or other securing devices, formed on its under side with a curved forwardly projecting hook or arm 4,With which a ring or loop 5 on the breeching strap engages, a space being left between the end of said hook and the plate for the passage of said ring or loop. Formed in the plate 2, in line with the point of said hook, is a conical aperture (i, in which is seated the similarly shaped head 7, of a rubber stud, the cylindrical shank S of which projects downwardly and contacts with the hook. Upon one side the plate 2 isformed with a curved upwardly projecting lug 9, having an aperture 10, for the passage of a screw or bolt. This lug serves to brace and hold the plate in place.

The operation will be readily understood. The ring or loop of the breeching strap is engaged with the hooked arm 4C, the rubber stud giving suiiciently for the purpose, by reason of its elasticity to normal position when the ring is in place. The ring may be readily disengaged by giving the breeching strap a slight forward pull.

From the above it will be seen that I dispense with the usual straps for connecting the breeching `with the shafts and the ring or loop being permanently connected with the breeching the latter can be readily engaged with and disengaged from the hook.

I-Iaving thus described my invention, what I claim is- 1. A hold back hook for carriage shafts comprising the plate formed with a conical aperture, and a forwardly projecting curved arm or hook and the rubber stud having a conical head seated in said aperture, and a cylindrical shank extending downwardly to or near the point of said arm or hook, substantially as described.

2. A hold back hook for carriage shafts comprising the plate formed with a curved lug on the inner side, `a conical aperture and a forwardly extending curved arm or nook on its under side and the rubber stud having a conical head seated in said aperture, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereunto affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM G. MAUK.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM H. LAVER, JOHN M. ORIPPs. 

